OBJECTIVE
Develop integrated technologies and strategies that improve the environmental performance of products, organizations and services through:
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- Sustainability Strategy – Using life cycle metrics, good design practices and engineering tools to develop more sustainable product development, management and organizational strategies.
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- Ecologically Sustainable Design – Applying Design for Sustainability Strategies and Life Cycle Assessment to the early stages of engineering research and development to minimize ecological impacts.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sustainability Engineer and Founder, Kalepa Tech LLC, Medford, MA, Present Position
Technical consulting, strategy and training in sustainability, product development and project management.
Sustainability Services Director, Sustainable Minds LLC, Cambridge, MA, October 2009 – Present
Develop and implement content and strategy to deliver value-added services to subscribers, companies & educators.
Lead Mechanical Engineer, Cooper Perkins Incorporated, Burlington, MA, May 2006 – September 2008
Lead and manage project teams in technology development, engineering and project management.
Project Engineer, Lytron Incorporated, Woburn, MA, March 2005 – May 2006
Lead project teams in thermal management hardware development. Manage engineering laboratory.
Mechanical Design Engineer, Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX, September 2001 – October 2004
Design, test and build oilfield exploration tools. Manage designers, technicians and junior engineers.
SUPPLEMENTARY EXPERIENCE
Guest Lecturer and Workshop Leader
Lecture on Design for Sustainability (DfS) and Sustainability Integration in conjunction with Aspen Institute, MIT Sloan School, Brandeis International Business School and other institutions, organizations and conferences.
Trip Leader and Team Mentor, MIT D-Lab
D-Lab is a series of classes about desinging for international development. Mentors and trip leaders guide student teams on developing appropriate technology and lead one month overseas visits.
Team Coach, MIT Sloan School Product Design and Development Course
Students form multidisciplinary teams to complete a challenge over a semester. Coaches mentor teams throughout the process providing guidance and resources.
Reviewer and Mentor, International Development Design Summit (IDDS)
IDDS unites social innovators from around the world for a skill building workshop. Reviewers and mentors provide feedback, mentorship, resources and skill building projects.
Mentor, Sustainable Health Enterprises (SHE) MIT Student Team
SHE is developing a sanitary pad business model for women and girls in developing nations. The MIT student team won the MIT IDEAS competition and a Legatum Development Grant and various awards.
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, May 2001
National Science Foundation Fellow, 1999-2001
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Thesis: Develop cryogenic electromagnetic valves to drive a 77K helium flow loop.
Advisor: Professor Joseph L. Smith Jr., MIT Cryogenic Engineering Laboratory.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics Minor, May 1999
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
COMPUTER SKILLS
Sustainable Minds, SimaPro, SolidWorks, COSMOS, FloWorks, CFDesign, Harvard Thermal Analysis Software (Finite Difference Thermal Modeling), ProEngineer, LabVIEW, Abaqus, ProMechanica, AutoCAD, Mathcad, Matlab, Visio, MS Project, MS Office, Windows, Unix, Drupal
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Sustainability Strategy, Life Cycle Assessment, Cryogenic Systems, Proximity Sensor Implementation, Hydraulic Control Systems, Electromagnetic Valve Design, Harsh Environment Material and Mechanical Design, Mechanical Chassis Design for Shock and Vibration, Flexure Design.
CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSEWORK
Harvard Extension School, Department of Sustainability and Environmental Management
- Life Cycle and Risk Assessment
- Advanced Life Cycle and Risk Assessment
- Global Climate Change
- Corporate Sustainability Strategy (future)
- Fundamentals of Ecology (future)
Minneapolis College of Art, Course from Sustainable Design Certificate Program
- Elements of Sustainability
- Innovation and Sustainability
- Sustainability: Measuring and Communicating Life Cycle
PATENTS, PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
‘Using Life Cycle Thinking to Fuel Product Innovation’, August 2010, Appliance Design Magazine
‘Green Design with Life Cycle in Mind’ featured in September 2009 on The New Green Economy, Greener Design, GreenStuff and ChangeThis.com
‘Downhole sensor system for detecting drilling forces,’ patent pending (filed May 2004), Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Inventors: K.Ceridon, C.Bogath, I.Gabler
‘Remote Cooling with a G-M Cryocooler using Cold Electromagnetic Valves Driving an External Flow Loop,’ presented at the 11th International Cryocoolers Conference, published in Cryocoolers 11, 2001.
‘Two Component Force Balance Design for Aerodynamic Testing of One-twelfth Scale Human Powered Vehicle Designs,’ 1999 ASME Oral Presentation, Third Place.
‘Designing for the Human Factor; A Case Study,’ 1998 ASME Oral Presentation, Fifth Place.
SCHOLARSHIPS, HONORS & AWARDS
- National Science Foundation 1999 Fellowship Award
- Colorado State University Engineering Silver Medallist
- Boeing Aircraft Scholarship and Internship Award
- Teledyne WaterPik Scholarship
MEMBERSHIPS
TiE Boston, TiE Boston Social Entrepreneurship Steering Committee, Massachusetts Climate Action Network, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pi Tau Sigma National Honor Society for Mechanical Engineers
VOLUNTEER WORK & ACTIVITIES
Design that Matters, TiE Boston, MIT IDEAS Competition Reviewer, Waltham Community Farms, Houston Inner City Science, Massachusetts Girls in Science After School, CSU Classroom Technology - programs to educate inner-city youth with after school activities and workshops, Team in Training Triathlon Training, North Shore Outrigger, Boston Outrigger Racing Association, North Shore Outrigger, Team in Training, Appalachian Mountain Club, USA Triathlon, MIT Club of Boston, MIT Alumni Association, CSU Alumni Association.
